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Nurey,kpelee! An interesting outing nonetheless. My questions are: *Were you able to calculate your mpg for the distance covered? *What was your topspeed?

OPUSDEI1:
Nurey,kpelee! An interesting outing nonetheless. My questions are:
*Were you able to calculate your mpg for the distance covered?
*What was your topspeed?

I wasn't able to calculate my mpeg, you have to realize I wasn't interested in that since its my first time, but I had covered more than 250km before I lost quater tank of fuel, remember I started with full tank, I also lost lost my exhaust and even with that the car was still damn efficient and no lousy noise attributed to exhaust breakage.

My speedo dial wasn't working but I would say I hit 130km/hr but I averaged more around 100 and 110 I didn't want to cross the 3xrpm mark reasons are
1. To not over work the engine
2. fuel consumption is at optimum within 2.5 and 3rpm
3. Overspeeding, I was more afraid of burst tire on high speed which could spell doom.
4. The Highway was mostly stunt driving, evading potholes, craters and sharp braking (I applied engine braking often before using main brake)

The manual gear kept me at alert and helped me keep up when I intend to follow a car especially at night also made overtaking at risky instances possible. You must also know when to backdown when overtaking and retry I had to do that often especially during hilly climb, I loved overtaking with gear 3 it doesn't rev or stress the engine even @ 4xrpm

nurey:
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really wish diz ur car wins, as compensation,n dat car don suffer.
at least Gazzuzz will pity you touch one thing or the other #JustSaying

DGD1:


really wish diz ur car wins, as compensation,n dat car don suffer.
at least Gazzuzz will pity you touch one thing or the other #JustSaying

I feel for him, if pity na consideration, provided him go gree drive the damn thing back to Lagos, na him go get am. Afterall, he is just starting life, no be corper him be? if the moto upgrade, to sell am no go hard, so boy go fit buy better horsepower, at least 150 horsepower if not more!

MPVGoddess:


I feel for him, if pity na consideration, provided him go gree drive the damn thing back to Lagos, na him go get am. Afterall, he is just starting life, no be corper him be? if the moto upgrade, to sell am no go hard, so boy go fit buy better horsepower, at least 150 horsepower if not more!

he might be considering Venza V6. abi nurey ¿
the car is not too big for you, u will enjoy the drive, power and effizy.

DGD1:


he might be considering Venza V6. abi nurey ¿
the car is not too big for you, u will enjoy the drive, power and effizy.

I wish ooo but with my field and the kind of job I enjoy doing, it's a challenge between toyota tahcoma, Nissan frontier and toyota hilux, hustling no easy nowadays

MPVGoddess:


I feel for him, if pity na consideration, provided him go gree drive the damn thing back to Lagos, na him go get am. Afterall, he is just starting life, no be corper him be? if the moto upgrade, to sell am no go hard, so boy go fit buy better horsepower, at least 150 horsepower if not more!

If the car will reach lagos again, I will be damn too happy, the fuel economy really surprised me, the only issue is horse power, maybe after the paint job, we will consider turbo charging/boosting her. lol

nurey:
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I just dey wonder how the car wan use reach Lagos o. Remember the rules

nurey:


If the car will reach lagos again, I will be damn too happy, the fuel economy really surprised me, the only issue is horse power, maybe after the paint job, we will consider turbo charging/boosting her. lol

this guy sef...... Turbo gini

Began following this thread after you began the trip. I think even up to the present... you are still obsessed with speed....from the beginning was about dusting other cars along the way...during the trip was about the speed of the other cars...in the end ... after all the calamity. ...is about turbo boosting your car...still about speed. The road back to Lagos remains the same...or worse. Your car is in worse shape. If you decide to repair it and drive it back to Lagos I suggest you reread and follow Siena's advice on preparations for a road trip. Also from others....like to pick people along the way who would know the local roads and most likely would give you better directions than any app can. As you drive...make sure you can listen to you engine and car in general for any abnormal sound. There is always a first time....mistakes would be made... but we should learn from them. It's a longggg way back home.... may you and your car limp back home in one piece.

Originalsly:
Began following this thread after you began the trip. I think even up to the present... you are still obsessed with speed....from the beginning was about dusting other cars along the way...during the trip was about the speed of the other cars...in the end ... after all the calamity. ...is about turbo boosting your car...still about speed. The road back to Lagos remains the same...or worse. Your car is in worse shape. If you decide to repair it and drive it back to Lagos I suggest you reread and follow Siena's advice on preparations for a road trip. Also from others....like to pick people along the way who would know the local roads and most likely would give you better directions than any app can. As you drive...make sure you can listen to you engine and car in general for any abnormal sound. There is always a first time....mistakes would be made... but we should learn from them. It's a longggg way back home.... may you and your car limp back home in one piece.

We won't limp back home, we will stroll like a winner. It's an highway my brother you are expected to speed not excessive speeding, besides I needed to take advantage of other faster cars to help navigate the road since since I was a novice there.

Brother I am not drunk nor deranged, through out the journey, I never intended to challenge nor show prowess to any road user If not how can a 1993 1.4L nissan sunny packing 6 passengers dust me and I never passed 3rpm, I was cautious of my speed. Thank you for your contribution

Lol...strolling back home is fine too! Not a mechanic...but I suggest you have your hoses checked ...radiator hoses..upper and lower...checked for cracks, damage or any leakage before leaving the mechanic for your longggg stroll back home.

It's not all about speeding or over-speeding. It's about confidence, being attentive and maintaining a steady speed. Like I said earlier, op was agitated, curious, and got distracted by other cars. 80-100mph is a good spead at any time.

With that speed, you can easily and quickly respond to any urgent pop-ups, or powering down to dodge a pot hole and mostly importantly have a idea of how the engine is performing. Travelling isn't about race, but about getting to your destination. Op forgot about this because he was agitated.

The capacity of the engine does not matter, but how you handle and drive it, is what matters.
With 80-100mph and occasional 120mph will get you to your destination even if you arrive an hour late late after those flying hummer buses.

I challenge you, if you're a Nigerian, get that vehicle fixed and drive it back to lagos yourself. You stand to gain a lot of experience from that. Atleast, you won't be road jjc again. There's always a first time and you've had your own fair share.

Fix it and drive it back to become a pro.

abolore80:
It's not all about speeding or over-speeding. It's about confidence, being attentive and maintaining a steady speed. Like I said earlier, op was agitated, curious, and got distracted by other cars. 80-100mph is a good spead at any time.

With that speed, you can easily and quickly respond to any urgent pop-ups, or powering down to dodge a pot hole and mostly importantly have a idea of how the engine is performing. Travelling isn't about race, but about getting to your destination. Op forgot about this because he was agitated.

The capacity of the engine does not matter, but how you handle and drive it, is what matters.
With 80-100mph and occasional 120mph will get you to your destination even if you arrive an hour late late after those flying hummer buses.

I challenge you, if you're a Nigerian, get that vehicle fixed and drive it back to lagos yourself. You stand to gain a lot of experience from that. Atleast, you won't be road jjc again. There's always a first time and you've had your own fair share.

Fix it and drive it back to become a pro.

If he don't do the above, he is a boy and not a man.

What will he tell his children that he was so scared he abandoned the car for a bus.

The same spirit that made him cover nearly 700km can make it retrace his steps, provided he fixes a new engine not repairing that dead engine.

And what is worse, the whole internet knows about him.

Don't chicken out!

Everyone is watching!!

nurey:


I wish ooo but with my field and the kind of job I enjoy doing, it's a challenge between toyota tahcoma, Nissan frontier and toyota hilux, hustling no easy nowadays

Tacoma no try,(my opinion though)
choose Hilux or the Frontier.
God bless ur hustle, I pray what u went to do far north would be successful
cheers.

abolore80:
It's not all about speeding or over-speeding. It's about confidence, being attentive and maintaining a steady speed. Like I said earlier, op was agitated, curious, and got distracted by other cars. 80-100mph is a good spead at any time.

With that speed, you can easily and quickly respond to any urgent pop-ups, or powering down to dodge a pot hole and mostly importantly have a idea of how the engine is performing. Travelling isn't about race, but about getting to your destination. Op forgot about this because he was agitated.

The capacity of the engine does not matter, but how you handle and drive it, is what matters.
With 80-100mph and occasional 120mph will get you to your destination even if you arrive an hour late late after those flying hummer buses.

I challenge you, if you're a Nigerian, get that vehicle fixed and drive it back to lagos yourself. You stand to gain a lot of experience from that. Atleast, you won't be road jjc again. There's always a first time and you've had your own fair share.

Fix it and drive it back to become a pro.

I will take up the challenge, not an easy feat, but what the heck no risk no reward

MPVGoddess:


If he don't do the above, he is a boy and not a man.

What will he tell his children that he was so scared he abandoned the car for a bus.

The same spirit that made him cover nearly 700km can make it retrace his steps, provided he fixes a new engine not repairing that dead engine.

And what is worse, the whole internet knows about him.

Don't chicken out!

Everyone is watching!!

I ain't trying to chicken out, but sometimes you have to back down in order to avoid "Sudden Death"

DGD1:

Tacoma no try,(my opinion though) choose Hilux or the Frontier. God bless ur hustle, I pray what u went to do far north would be successful cheers.

Thank You sir.

abolore80:
It's not all about speeding or over-speeding. It's about confidence, being attentive and maintaining a steady speed. Like I said earlier, op was agitated, curious, and got distracted by other cars. 80-100mph is a good spead at any time.

With that speed, you can easily and quickly respond to any urgent pop-ups, or powering down to dodge a pot hole and mostly importantly have a idea of how the engine is performing. Travelling isn't about race, but about getting to your destination. Op forgot about this because he was agitated.

The capacity of the engine does not matter, but how you handle and drive it, is what matters.
With 80-100mph and occasional 120mph will get you to your destination even if you arrive an hour late late after those flying hummer buses.

I challenge you, if you're a Nigerian, get that vehicle fixed and drive it back to lagos yourself. You stand to gain a lot of experience from that. Atleast, you won't be road jjc again. There's always a first time and you've had your own fair share.

Fix it and drive it back to become a pro.

mph or km/h
abeg o, nurey! no mind dem o

abolore80:
It's not all about speeding or over-speeding. It's about confidence, being attentive and maintaining a steady speed. Like I said earlier, op was agitated, curious, and got distracted by other cars. 80-100mph is a good spead at any time.

With that speed, you can easily and quickly respond to any urgent pop-ups, or powering down to dodge a pot hole and mostly importantly have a idea of how the engine is performing. Travelling isn't about race, but about getting to your destination. Op forgot about this because he was agitated.

The capacity of the engine does not matter, but how you handle and drive it, is what matters.
With 80-100mph and occasional 120mph will get you to your destination even if you arrive an hour late late after those flying hummer buses.

I challenge you, if you're a Nigerian, get that vehicle fixed and drive it back to lagos yourself. You stand to gain a lot of experience from that. Atleast, you won't be road jjc again. There's always a first time and you've had your own fair share.

Fix it and drive it back to become a pro.

Hmmmmm you wan kill am?

kingreign:


Hmmmmm you wan kill am?

I mean kilometres. Understand na typo.
Who go do 100miles per hour. Na place u dey drive!

I hail una I ve been observing things on silent mode n learning BC I ve got some 700km abia to abuja to do by month end on my 1.6l 115hp I4 engine Carina e. But my engine is in top shape n never shorts oil btw service intervals.

Nurey n all members of car talk lets stand up n observe two minutes silence for d knocked engine.

God gives n God takes, may it rest in peace lol

MPVGoddess:


If he don't do the above, he is a boy and not a man.

What will he tell his children that he was so scared he abandoned the car for a bus.

The same spirit that made him cover nearly 700km can make it retrace his steps, provided he fixes a new engine not repairing that dead engine.

And what is worse, the whole internet knows about him.

Don't chicken out!

Everyone is watching!!

na true o. The whole internet knows about him

nurey:


I ain't trying to chicken out, but sometimes you have to back down in order to avoid "Sudden Death"

Well said....you're the one that knows your financial situation, the condition of the car and what it would take to get you back to Lagos. There's a time for everything...... this may very well be the time for retreating.

ogawisdom:
I hail una I ve been observing things on silent mode n learning BC I ve got some 700km abia to abuja to do by month end on my 1.6l 115hp I4 engine Carina e. But my engine is in top shape n never shorts oil btw service intervals.

Nurey n all members of car talk lets stand up n observe two minutes silence for d knocked engine.

God gives n God takes, may it rest in peace lol

Goodluck bro, I don't know that route, but follow Idarachodb's advice of carrying some extra things, like fluids, extra spare tyre, filter, belt and other things you can think off and hope your headlamp is now bright, you don't want to be driving with dim headlamp at night

nurey:


Goodluck bro, I don't know that route, but follow Idarachodb's advice of carrying some extra things, like fluids, extra spare tyre, filter, belt and other things you can think off and hope your headlamp is now bright, you don't want to be driving with dim headlamp at night

seems ogawisdom has bought another car, he doesn't speak much of that said car.

@Nurey

It's all a lesson and I know we're all now better drivers by this experience. My longest road trip was just shy of 1000km it was 942km (Gombe to Enugu through benue not Abuja), did this a couple of times back in the days. Had no issues, I think why this went wrong is essentially because you rebuilt your engine recently (gathered this from Gazzuzz's posts) and I don't know if the engine was properly broken in before you took it on this gruelling journey. Guess that lead to the accelerated wear and subsequent oil shorts.

There's a whole lot and sometimes conflicting info on how to break in a rebuilt engine, but breaking-in a rebuilt or new engine should be done. One rule of breaking-in an engine is not doing long trips like 1000km until the engine has been properly broken in. Can't remember now but I think 600miles is the figure Honda quotes from break-in distance. Nissan may be different.

Why I'm making this comment is because I see you are considering fitting in a new engine and undertaking the same journey, whilst a new tokunbo engine won't require break-in, it may be advisable to drain the oil after a couple hundred kms just to remove all the gunk in the engine (engine may have been sitting for long). This will ensure that any possible debris in the engine that can wear it out and cause oil shortage is removed. Also you have the task of ensuring that the replacement engine has not had any parts like rings replaced. If it has then its a rebuilt engine and a break-in procedure must be followed.

Piyke:
@Nurey

It's all a lesson and I know we're all now better drivers by this experience. My longest road trip was just shy of 1000km it was 942km (Gombe to Enugu through benue not Abuja), did this a couple of times back in the days. Had no issues, I think why this went wrong is essentially because you rebuilt your engine recently (gathered this from Gazzuzz's posts) and I don't know if the engine was properly broken in before you took it on this gruelling journey. Guess that lead to the accelerated wear and subsequent oil shorts.

There's a whole lot and sometimes conflicting info on how to break in a rebuilt engine, but breaking-in a rebuilt or new engine should be done. One rule of breaking-in an engine is not doing long trips like 1000km until the engine has been properly broken in. Can't remember now but I think 600miles is the figure Honda quotes from break-in distance. Nissan may be different.

Why I'm making this comment is because I see you are considering fitting in a new engine and undertaking the same journey, whilst a new tokunbo engine won't require break-in, it may be advisable to drain the oil after a couple hundred kms just to remove all the gunk in the engine (engine may have been sitting for long). This will ensure that any possible debris in the engine that can wear it out and cause oil shortage is removed. Also you have the task of ensuring that the replacement engine has not had any parts like rings replaced. If it has then its a rebuilt engine and a break-in procedure must be followed.

Thanks Oga piyke, I have been an Avid follower of your DIYs

I have been following this thread quietly in the background. Nurey, we learn everyday. Now you know where you erred and i trust you will not repeat same. Personally, I check my oil and water every morning. It takes me less than a minute to check both. I also pray you are able to source for a cheap replacement engine. 1.5 litre engine cars can go just about anywhere as long as there is a road to that place. I own a 1.5 litre Honda city and it has taken me from PH to Lagos and back; a distance of over 1200 kilometers. I described the journey here on Nairaland. I got up to 160 Km/hr with it sometimes but kept it safe at 120 km/hr when the road was good enough.
As you consider upgrading Nurey, please bear in mind that there are trade offs to be made. If you are going for economy, then stick to engines below the 2.0 litre capacity and small cars. It doesn't make sense buying a heavy vehicle with an underpowered engine. Such a vehicle won't be efficient. If you want driving pleasure, then by all means go for a V6 or a turbocharged I4. Again, keep an eye on the weight of the vehicle. I wish you the best.

abolore80:


I mean kilometres. Understand na typo.
Who go do 100miles per hour. Na place u dey drive!

100mph is just 161km/hr. U don't need to fly a plane to get to that speed on the highway.

abatically:


100mph is just 161km/hr. U don't need to fly a plane to get to that speed on the highway.

doing 161km/hr on Nigerian express is what fela tagged Double wahala for dead body